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Industries with Fastest Financial Specialists Salary Growth

These industries raised Financial Specialists salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

304
Industries with Growth
+66.5%
Highest Growth
+18.3%
Average Growth
8
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Financial Specialists salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 304 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Taxi and Limousine Service $64,430 $107,290 +$42,860 +66.5%
2 Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media $80,270 $128,310 +$48,040 +59.8%
3 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $64,230 $98,540 +$34,310 +53.4%
4 Florists $60,870 $91,630 +$30,760 +50.5%
5 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $63,240 $93,280 +$30,040 +47.5%
6 Tobacco Manufacturing $65,100 $94,700 +$29,600 +45.5%
7 Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $97,520 $141,740 +$44,220 +45.3%
8 Support Activities for Rail Transportation $64,780 $93,890 +$29,110 +44.9%
9 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $88,050 $124,640 +$36,590 +41.6%
10 Personal Care Services $57,780 $80,190 +$22,410 +38.8%
11 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water $63,320 $86,110 +$22,790 +36.0%
12 Scheduled Air Transportation $69,050 $93,870 +$24,820 +35.9%
13 Grain and Oilseed Milling $68,380 $92,300 +$23,920 +35.0%
14 School and Employee Bus Transportation $72,500 $97,710 +$25,210 +34.8%
15 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $70,470 $93,500 +$23,030 +32.7%
16 Land Subdivision $72,990 $96,720 +$23,730 +32.5%
17 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $72,600 $96,000 +$23,400 +32.2%
18 Veterinary Services $60,890 $80,000 +$19,110 +31.4%
19 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $62,010 $81,320 +$19,310 +31.1%
20 Metal Ore Mining $72,320 $94,030 +$21,710 +30.0%
21 Coal Mining $73,790 $95,380 +$21,590 +29.3%
22 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $62,050 $80,150 +$18,100 +29.2%
23 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $75,450 $97,120 +$21,670 +28.7%
24 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $64,020 $82,370 +$18,350 +28.7%
25 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $80,270 $103,260 +$22,990 +28.6%
26 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $79,630 $102,370 +$22,740 +28.6%
27 Scientific Research and Development Services $82,540 $105,980 +$23,440 +28.4%
28 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $83,310 $106,850 +$23,540 +28.3%
29 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $69,780 $89,480 +$19,700 +28.2%
30 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $73,310 $93,810 +$20,500 +28.0%
31 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $74,260 $94,750 +$20,490 +27.6%
32 Apparel Knitting Mills $61,890 $78,960 +$17,070 +27.6%
33 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $81,970 $104,500 +$22,530 +27.5%
34 Logging $65,200 $82,970 +$17,770 +27.3%
35 Forestry and Logging $65,200 $82,970 +$17,770 +27.3%
36 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $76,680 $97,440 +$20,760 +27.1%
37 Waste Treatment and Disposal $73,050 $92,680 +$19,630 +26.9%
38 Sawmills and Wood Preservation $64,230 $81,130 +$16,900 +26.3%
39 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance $63,510 $80,030 +$16,520 +26.0%
40 Support Activities for Water Transportation $70,070 $88,250 +$18,180 +25.9%
41 Dairy Product Manufacturing $70,720 $89,060 +$18,340 +25.9%
42 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $77,150 $97,050 +$19,900 +25.8%
43 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $62,710 $78,880 +$16,170 +25.8%
44 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $67,190 $84,460 +$17,270 +25.7%
45 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $73,910 $92,780 +$18,870 +25.5%
46 Wind Electric Power Generation $81,090 $101,400 +$20,310 +25.0%
47 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $73,550 $91,360 +$17,810 +24.2%
48 Other Residential Care Facilities $59,970 $74,380 +$14,410 +24.0%
49 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $67,560 $83,790 +$16,230 +24.0%
50 Rail Transportation $79,180 $98,030 +$18,850 +23.8%
51 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles $81,070 $100,340 +$19,270 +23.8%
52 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $82,450 $101,980 +$19,530 +23.7%
53 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $70,560 $87,260 +$16,700 +23.7%
54 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $58,640 $72,490 +$13,850 +23.6%
55 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $72,620 $89,770 +$17,150 +23.6%
56 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $79,140 $97,600 +$18,460 +23.3%
57 Motion Picture and Video Industries $75,950 $93,590 +$17,640 +23.2%
58 Repair and Maintenance $63,540 $78,290 +$14,750 +23.2%
59 Offices of Optometrists $53,310 $65,670 +$12,360 +23.2%
60 Pipeline Transportation $80,070 $98,480 +$18,410 +23.0%
61 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $94,990 $116,810 +$21,820 +23.0%
62 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $75,580 $92,930 +$17,350 +23.0%
63 Couriers and Messengers $65,600 $80,590 +$14,990 +22.9%
64 Oil and Gas Extraction $84,090 $103,080 +$18,990 +22.6%
65 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $80,010 $98,070 +$18,060 +22.6%
66 Utility System Construction $71,050 $87,000 +$15,950 +22.4%
67 Business Support Services $64,900 $79,450 +$14,550 +22.4%
68 Roofing Contractors $66,230 $81,010 +$14,780 +22.3%
69 Chemical Manufacturing $77,560 $94,730 +$17,170 +22.1%
70 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $74,480 $90,810 +$16,330 +21.9%
71 Couriers and Express Delivery Services $63,930 $77,910 +$13,980 +21.9%
72 Employment Services $66,960 $81,310 +$14,350 +21.4%
73 Home Health Care Services $66,670 $80,950 +$14,280 +21.4%
74 Animal Food Manufacturing $64,100 $77,820 +$13,720 +21.4%
75 Footwear Manufacturing $61,880 $74,990 +$13,110 +21.2%
76 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $67,680 $81,920 +$14,240 +21.0%
77 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $80,210 $97,040 +$16,830 +21.0%
78 Air Transportation $69,780 $84,390 +$14,610 +20.9%
79 Waste Management and Remediation Services $70,180 $84,820 +$14,640 +20.9%
80 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $62,500 $75,500 +$13,000 +20.8%
81 Automobile Dealers $76,870 $92,800 +$15,930 +20.7%
82 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $72,100 $87,000 +$14,900 +20.7%
83 Rubber Product Manufacturing $68,170 $82,230 +$14,060 +20.6%
84 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers $63,710 $76,850 +$13,140 +20.6%
85 Landscaping Services $64,910 $78,240 +$13,330 +20.5%
86 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil $83,320 $100,420 +$17,100 +20.5%
87 Temporary Help Services $65,450 $78,840 +$13,390 +20.5%
88 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $77,500 $93,340 +$15,840 +20.4%
89 Civic and Social Organizations $63,390 $76,320 +$12,930 +20.4%
90 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $65,240 $78,540 +$13,300 +20.4%
91 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $60,250 $72,490 +$12,240 +20.3%
92 Gasoline Stations $60,350 $72,590 +$12,240 +20.3%
93 Facilities Support Services $66,580 $80,070 +$13,490 +20.3%
94 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $73,020 $87,810 +$14,790 +20.3%
95 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $68,660 $82,470 +$13,810 +20.1%
96 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $67,830 $81,470 +$13,640 +20.1%
97 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $66,290 $79,610 +$13,320 +20.1%
98 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $63,820 $76,620 +$12,800 +20.1%
99 Individual and Family Services $58,210 $69,870 +$11,660 +20.0%
100 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $65,970 $79,100 +$13,130 +19.9%
101 Other Investment Pools and Funds $88,380 $105,950 +$17,570 +19.9%
102 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $87,190 $104,480 +$17,290 +19.8%
103 Other Support Activities for Transportation $65,000 $77,880 +$12,880 +19.8%
104 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $71,150 $85,190 +$14,040 +19.7%
105 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $63,510 $76,030 +$12,520 +19.7%
106 Sound Recording Industries $70,130 $83,940 +$13,810 +19.7%
107 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $62,100 $74,320 +$12,220 +19.7%
108 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $70,740 $84,640 +$13,900 +19.6%
109 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $84,270 $100,780 +$16,510 +19.6%
110 Nonresidential Building Construction $70,680 $84,520 +$13,840 +19.6%
111 Utilities $81,470 $97,360 +$15,890 +19.5%
112 Hospitals $66,560 $79,530 +$12,970 +19.5%
113 Other Schools and Instruction $62,790 $74,990 +$12,200 +19.4%
114 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills $61,160 $73,010 +$11,850 +19.4%
115 Ambulatory Health Care Services $66,270 $79,110 +$12,840 +19.4%
116 Technical and Trade Schools $48,380 $57,650 +$9,270 +19.2%
117 Postal Service (Federal Government) $86,590 $103,070 +$16,480 +19.0%
118 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $85,490 $101,740 +$16,250 +19.0%
119 Offices of Physicians $65,200 $77,590 +$12,390 +19.0%
120 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $75,310 $89,490 +$14,180 +18.8%
121 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $63,580 $75,520 +$11,940 +18.8%
122 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $66,820 $79,350 +$12,530 +18.8%
123 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $71,850 $85,240 +$13,390 +18.6%
124 Household Appliance Manufacturing $67,250 $79,660 +$12,410 +18.5%
125 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $66,120 $78,310 +$12,190 +18.4%
126 Food Manufacturing $70,080 $83,000 +$12,920 +18.4%
127 Social Assistance $58,470 $69,170 +$10,700 +18.3%
128 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $66,530 $78,550 +$12,020 +18.1%
129 Wood Product Manufacturing $64,830 $76,510 +$11,680 +18.0%
130 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $69,390 $81,870 +$12,480 +18.0%
131 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $70,410 $83,070 +$12,660 +18.0%
132 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $70,420 $83,060 +$12,640 +17.9%
133 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing $66,050 $77,860 +$11,810 +17.9%
134 Paper Manufacturing $72,410 $85,240 +$12,830 +17.7%
135 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $68,890 $81,080 +$12,190 +17.7%
136 Support Activities for Crop Production $69,890 $82,250 +$12,360 +17.7%
137 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $70,800 $83,250 +$12,450 +17.6%
138 Administrative and Support Services $68,590 $80,640 +$12,050 +17.6%
139 Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $64,380 $75,670 +$11,290 +17.5%
140 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $71,900 $84,500 +$12,600 +17.5%
141 Other Pipeline Transportation $90,750 $106,630 +$15,880 +17.5%
142 Special Food Services $67,210 $78,940 +$11,730 +17.5%
143 Primary Metal Manufacturing $70,950 $83,290 +$12,340 +17.4%
144 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $69,280 $81,290 +$12,010 +17.3%
145 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $71,650 $84,040 +$12,390 +17.3%
146 Management of Companies and Enterprises $76,070 $89,180 +$13,110 +17.2%
147 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $61,380 $71,880 +$10,500 +17.1%
148 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry $70,260 $82,240 +$11,980 +17.1%
149 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $63,530 $74,320 +$10,790 +17.0%
150 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $73,280 $85,640 +$12,360 +16.9%
151 Plastics Product Manufacturing $71,380 $83,400 +$12,020 +16.8%
152 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $66,620 $77,830 +$11,210 +16.8%
153 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $65,760 $76,820 +$11,060 +16.8%
154 Waste Collection $70,460 $82,310 +$11,850 +16.8%
155 Religious Organizations $66,360 $77,440 +$11,080 +16.7%
156 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $64,610 $75,380 +$10,770 +16.7%
157 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $73,400 $85,560 +$12,160 +16.6%
158 Textile Mills $70,870 $82,560 +$11,690 +16.5%
159 Support Activities for Air Transportation $69,390 $80,740 +$11,350 +16.4%
160 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $70,800 $82,370 +$11,570 +16.3%
161 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $76,520 $89,020 +$12,500 +16.3%
162 Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds $73,630 $85,650 +$12,020 +16.3%
163 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $67,770 $78,820 +$11,050 +16.3%
164 Food Services and Drinking Places $64,390 $74,870 +$10,480 +16.3%
165 Fabric Mills $71,120 $82,560 +$11,440 +16.1%
166 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $74,760 $86,760 +$12,000 +16.1%
167 Building Finishing Contractors $67,550 $78,390 +$10,840 +16.0%
168 Beverage Manufacturing $73,550 $85,300 +$11,750 +16.0%
169 Drywall and Insulation Contractors $70,420 $81,660 +$11,240 +16.0%
170 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing $71,170 $82,480 +$11,310 +15.9%
171 Construction of Buildings $71,150 $82,400 +$11,250 +15.8%
172 Outpatient Care Centers $68,830 $79,710 +$10,880 +15.8%
173 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $72,450 $83,870 +$11,420 +15.8%
174 Other Support Services $63,830 $73,850 +$10,020 +15.7%
175 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $66,990 $77,490 +$10,500 +15.7%
176 Foundries $70,630 $81,700 +$11,070 +15.7%
177 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $75,780 $87,580 +$11,800 +15.6%
178 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $70,620 $81,570 +$10,950 +15.5%
179 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $68,080 $78,620 +$10,540 +15.5%
180 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $68,960 $79,620 +$10,660 +15.5%
181 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $73,610 $84,950 +$11,340 +15.4%
182 Real Estate $69,060 $79,670 +$10,610 +15.4%
183 Office Administrative Services $71,370 $82,280 +$10,910 +15.3%
184 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $69,920 $80,540 +$10,620 +15.2%
185 Amusement Parks and Arcades $75,310 $86,700 +$11,390 +15.1%
186 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $64,770 $74,560 +$9,790 +15.1%
187 Drycleaning and Laundry Services $67,900 $78,080 +$10,180 +15.0%
188 Engineering Services $76,750 $88,170 +$11,420 +14.9%
189 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $75,240 $86,390 +$11,150 +14.8%
190 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $64,980 $74,560 +$9,580 +14.7%
191 Truck Transportation $64,360 $73,820 +$9,460 +14.7%
192 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $74,390 $85,260 +$10,870 +14.6%
193 Legal Services $70,020 $80,240 +$10,220 +14.6%
194 Natural Gas Distribution $87,850 $100,600 +$12,750 +14.5%
195 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $69,200 $79,240 +$10,040 +14.5%
196 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $71,900 $82,310 +$10,410 +14.5%
197 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $70,600 $80,820 +$10,220 +14.5%
198 Charter Bus Industry $67,940 $77,750 +$9,810 +14.4%
199 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $64,160 $73,400 +$9,240 +14.4%
200 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $72,140 $82,520 +$10,380 +14.4%
201 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $70,450 $80,580 +$10,130 +14.4%
202 Educational Support Services $71,170 $81,400 +$10,230 +14.4%
203 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $68,120 $77,880 +$9,760 +14.3%
204 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $72,540 $82,850 +$10,310 +14.2%
205 Specialty Trade Contractors $70,210 $79,960 +$9,750 +13.9%
206 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $65,900 $75,030 +$9,130 +13.9%
207 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $70,270 $79,980 +$9,710 +13.8%
208 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $72,850 $82,880 +$10,030 +13.8%
209 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $73,030 $83,060 +$10,030 +13.7%
210 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $57,870 $65,810 +$7,940 +13.7%
211 Other Insurance Related Activities $69,940 $79,500 +$9,560 +13.7%
212 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $70,560 $80,200 +$9,640 +13.7%
213 Elementary and Secondary Schools $66,620 $75,720 +$9,100 +13.7%
214 Exterminating and Pest Control Services $68,000 $77,280 +$9,280 +13.6%
215 Offices of Dentists $59,120 $67,180 +$8,060 +13.6%
216 Gambling Industries $57,590 $65,440 +$7,850 +13.6%
217 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $71,320 $80,990 +$9,670 +13.6%
218 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $67,580 $76,690 +$9,110 +13.5%
219 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $70,330 $79,810 +$9,480 +13.5%
220 Software Publishers $89,350 $101,370 +$12,020 +13.5%
221 Machine Shops $71,180 $80,700 +$9,520 +13.4%
222 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills $73,200 $82,980 +$9,780 +13.4%
223 Junior Colleges $54,850 $62,150 +$7,300 +13.3%
224 Offices of Chiropractors $67,170 $76,080 +$8,910 +13.3%
225 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $70,550 $79,890 +$9,340 +13.2%
226 Grantmaking and Giving Services $76,480 $86,540 +$10,060 +13.2%
227 Services to Buildings and Dwellings $64,180 $72,600 +$8,420 +13.1%
228 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $71,370 $80,700 +$9,330 +13.1%
229 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $68,500 $77,440 +$8,940 +13.1%
230 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $71,180 $80,430 +$9,250 +13.0%
231 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $76,080 $85,950 +$9,870 +13.0%
232 Masonry Contractors $70,820 $80,000 +$9,180 +13.0%
233 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $71,440 $80,700 +$9,260 +13.0%
234 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $71,660 $80,910 +$9,250 +12.9%
235 Machinery Manufacturing $74,790 $84,440 +$9,650 +12.9%
236 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $72,080 $81,370 +$9,290 +12.9%
237 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas $75,790 $85,530 +$9,740 +12.9%
238 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors $71,700 $80,910 +$9,210 +12.8%
239 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $71,950 $81,190 +$9,240 +12.8%
240 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $74,650 $84,230 +$9,580 +12.8%
241 Ship and Boat Building $70,730 $79,780 +$9,050 +12.8%
242 Other Food Manufacturing $75,320 $84,890 +$9,570 +12.7%
243 Insurance Carriers $72,900 $82,160 +$9,260 +12.7%
244 Building Equipment Contractors $70,630 $79,370 +$8,740 +12.4%
245 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors $70,030 $78,640 +$8,610 +12.3%
246 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $73,010 $81,980 +$8,970 +12.3%
247 Social Advocacy Organizations $68,740 $77,170 +$8,430 +12.3%
248 Rental and Leasing Services $71,060 $79,720 +$8,660 +12.2%
249 Water, Sewage and Other Systems $70,680 $79,240 +$8,560 +12.1%
250 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $68,650 $76,950 +$8,300 +12.1%
251 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $85,770 $96,060 +$10,290 +12.0%
252 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $58,730 $65,640 +$6,910 +11.8%
253 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $64,350 $71,920 +$7,570 +11.8%
254 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $73,630 $82,190 +$8,560 +11.6%
255 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $76,270 $85,110 +$8,840 +11.6%
256 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $69,800 $77,880 +$8,080 +11.6%
257 Newspaper Publishers $69,860 $77,900 +$8,040 +11.5%
258 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $70,150 $78,130 +$7,980 +11.4%
259 Freight Transportation Arrangement $66,160 $73,640 +$7,480 +11.3%
260 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing $79,560 $88,550 +$8,990 +11.3%
261 Performing Arts Companies $65,860 $73,280 +$7,420 +11.3%
262 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing $75,990 $84,550 +$8,560 +11.3%
263 Printing and Related Support Activities $67,680 $75,290 +$7,610 +11.2%
264 Residential Building Construction $71,920 $79,990 +$8,070 +11.2%
265 Local Messengers and Local Delivery $78,090 $86,640 +$8,550 +10.9%
266 Apparel Manufacturing $74,920 $83,080 +$8,160 +10.9%
267 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $82,270 $91,210 +$8,940 +10.9%
268 Nonscheduled Air Transportation $71,610 $79,380 +$7,770 +10.9%
269 Specialized Design Services $72,760 $80,610 +$7,850 +10.8%
270 Solar Electric Power Generation $86,170 $95,460 +$9,290 +10.8%
271 Support Activities for Transportation $67,340 $74,520 +$7,180 +10.7%
272 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $75,140 $83,070 +$7,930 +10.6%
273 Water Transportation $75,900 $83,890 +$7,990 +10.5%
274 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $65,550 $72,440 +$6,890 +10.5%
275 Other Textile Product Mills $69,840 $77,070 +$7,230 +10.4%
276 Warehousing and Storage $67,150 $74,010 +$6,860 +10.2%
277 Support Activities for Animal Production $72,940 $80,220 +$7,280 +10.0%
278 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $70,560 $77,600 +$7,040 +10.0%
279 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $62,050 $68,050 +$6,000 +9.7%
280 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $72,800 $79,710 +$6,910 +9.5%
281 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $73,230 $80,180 +$6,950 +9.5%
282 Support Activities for Mining $77,860 $84,850 +$6,990 +9.0%
283 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $71,150 $77,440 +$6,290 +8.8%
284 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $73,970 $80,490 +$6,520 +8.8%
285 Spectator Sports $68,020 $73,910 +$5,890 +8.7%
286 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $55,530 $60,280 +$4,750 +8.6%
287 Other Building Equipment Contractors $75,360 $81,300 +$5,940 +7.9%
288 Security Systems Services $72,370 $78,020 +$5,650 +7.8%
289 Textile Product Mills $71,050 $76,050 +$5,000 +7.0%
290 Educational Services $61,940 $66,130 +$4,190 +6.8%
291 Traveler Accommodation $59,630 $63,530 +$3,900 +6.5%
292 Photographic Services $65,160 $69,350 +$4,190 +6.4%
293 Accommodation $59,770 $63,580 +$3,810 +6.4%
294 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing $69,640 $73,930 +$4,290 +6.2%
295 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers $65,400 $69,120 +$3,720 +5.7%
296 Investigation and Security Services $71,020 $75,030 +$4,010 +5.6%
297 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $76,540 $80,570 +$4,030 +5.3%
298 Death Care Services $72,440 $75,990 +$3,550 +4.9%
299 Telecommunications $79,940 $83,630 +$3,690 +4.6%
300 Inland Water Transportation $72,460 $75,590 +$3,130 +4.3%
301 Personal and Laundry Services $57,780 $60,080 +$2,300 +4.0%
302 Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures $74,170 $76,360 +$2,190 +3.0%
303 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $68,530 $70,060 +$1,530 +2.2%
304 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $77,620 $78,160 +$540 +0.7%

8 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $66,680 $54,740 -$11,940 -17.9%
2 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $72,360 $62,260 -$10,100 -14.0%
3 Support Activities for Road Transportation $75,520 $67,430 -$8,090 -10.7%
4 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land $75,580 $67,800 -$7,780 -10.3%
5 Urban Transit Systems $66,030 $61,250 -$4,780 -7.2%
6 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $65,040 $64,280 -$760 -1.2%
7 Other Personal Services $54,640 $54,230 -$410 -0.8%
8 Textile Furnishings Mills $73,640 $73,420 -$220 -0.3%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Financial Specialists in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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